So the great prolificist had run out of ideas, eh? Well actually no: I had the opposite problem. I’d had so many ideas and corresponding false starts that I was floundering in a sea of ideas.
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On this day #8: Marry in haste before it gets dark
in On this day, Oulipo
What are preverbs, and how might they be useful to a writer?
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Fortunately, I don’t often suffer from writer’s block — my problem is more often a lack of time in which to write what I’d like to. But if you are stumped for what to write or, like me, you sometimes wish to publish something without having to spend hours on it, here are some ideas you might wish to consider. They have all worked very well for me.
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Panic, by Terry Freedman
The writer's dilemma: writer's block (Revisited)
My ability to be creative has been diminishing, mainly because of having to deal with “stuff”. My solution is, perhaps, not what you might expect.
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Writer's Block, by Terry Freedman
An interesting way of dealing with writer's block
How did the English comedian Spike Milligan break through writer’s block?
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A different way of thinking! Photo of a notice outside Chives cafe in London, by Terry Freedman
Using preverbs to break writer's block
How to use an Oulipo technique involving proverbs to get through writer’s block.
Read MoreFinding something to write about
If you are stumped for something to write about, and you have either an iPad, iPhone, or an Android device, this online service might prove helpful.
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Stumped for some ideas on what to write about? One way to tackle that sort of block is to generate ideas randomly. The trouble with random idea generators, however, is that they are usually either outlandish (for example “mobile fish typewriter”), boring, or repetitive. That’s because they’re too random. Also, you have to dance to someone else’s tune: there’s no input from you whatsoever.